At IKEA, it is so much more than a job.

We are looking to welcome a new Interior Design Co-Worker to join our amazing Communication & Interior Design team based in IKEA Croydon.

You will be passionate about providing inspiring home furnishing solutions for our customers, offering ideas for a single product or a combination of products that will support a convenient shopping experience and improve people’s life at home.

The role is hands on and involves interacting with our customers on the shop floor

Start Date: 23rd September 2023
Job will be open for applications until 25th August
Interviews will take place week commencing 4th September 2023

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Salary starting at £26,000 per annum based on experience and competence
• Permanent contract working 39 hours a week
• Shifts 7am - 15:30pm. Monday to Friday
• This role will require availability to work occasional late evenings, weekends, nightshift and early morning shifts may be required to support our range changes throughout the year.

WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS
Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day, and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs.

• 15% co-worker discount and access to I-Benefits Discount Portal, helping you to save £100s on high street retailers.
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal.
• X3 Life Assurance, enhanced statutory pension contributions, and interest free loans.
• Holiday on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• A wide range of family-friendly policies and benefits.
• Commitment to your development throughout your IKEA career, starting on your first day.
• Kick up your feet and relax in our co-worker restaurant, with a variety of affordable hot and cold meals and snacks, and free healthy meal options.
• Free on-site co-worker parking.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE
Where others see home furnishing products, we see smart solutions to create a better everyday life. With a great deal of passion, imagination and brainstorming, we turn colours, textiles and furniture into inspiring environments that excite, engage, and convince IKEA visitors that they can do it too!

You have a driven, 'hands on' way of working, and you are eager to provide inspiration to our customers by demonstrating a keen eye for aesthetics supported by commercial visual competence. You should have a practical, hands-on approach to tasks by actively seeking improved methods of working in a simple, lean and cost-efficient way. You have strong commercial awareness and organisational skills.

Ideally, you would have a relevant Interior Design or Architecture Qualification and/or relevant hands-on interior design experience within a retail or home furnishing setting. You will also be computer proficient, with knowledge and experience of using relevant software such as AutoCad.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• Working with our commercial calendar you will plan, design and execute the vision on the shop floor
• Contribute to positioning the IKEA store as the first choice for home furnishing in your local market.
• Apply your home furnishing knowledge to ensure up-to-date room settings and other store media that exceed our visitors’ expectations.
• Stimulate and inspire interest for home furnishing by constantly showcasing new solutions that motivate people to visit the IKEA store frequently.
• Reflect the IKEA Brand identity by creating visual impact in all commercial, sales support and co-worker areas.
• Visualise, generate and present new ideas through your commercial, aesthetic and practical knowledge.
• Use your home furnishing competence to create home furnishing solutions in room settings, homes, vignettes and sales support areas that reflect the IKEA identity.

WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE
It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life to join us, where we feel valued for our uniqueness and recognised for our diverse talents.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION
If you have any special requirements during the interview process, please let us know as soon as possible.

First step, please attach an updated CV & Portfolio with your application so we can get to know you better.

Second Step, If successful on application you will have a pre-screening call where we can get to know you a little, week commencing 28th August

Third stage, If successful you be sent a task to complete which you will present back at a face-to-face interview, Interviews will take place week commencing 4th September



Come see things a little differently with us and be part of creating a better everyday life for the many.

IKEA reserves the right to close a job vacancy earlier than originally advertised.

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